“Gender equality means equal representation, equal participation and opportunities for women and men in all spheres of public and private life…” and the achievement of gender equality is one of the key goals and priorities for the development of modern society.

An article of an expert on gender issues, the chairperson of fund "Sukhumi" Alla Gamakharia, published in the newspaper "P.S." on February 12, 2018 starts with the above mentioned words.

The article highlights important points about the need to develop gender policy both at the state and municipal level and active work on the introduction of this policy.

The article was posted on the newspaper's website:

http://psnews.ge/index.php?m=68&news_id=61300

The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund

An article of the consultant of Fund “Sukhumi”, Ekaterina Gamakharia with the title “Inclusion of citizens in the management of local budget and improvement of own environment – interesting experience of the “Prague – 10” was published in the newspaper “Akhali gazeti” (Kutaisi).

Fund “Sukhumi’s” and experts’ interest to the Municipality “Prague – 10” was conditioned by the municipality’s experience regarding effective mechanism of citizens’ inclusion in local budget management.

Since 2015, “Prague-10” has started to practice Participatory budget with aim to mobilize citizens on issues of municipal management, which is an effective opportunity for the process of democratic discussion and decision-making.

The article tells us about such an experience. 

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund

On the air of the radio "Rioni" a program was held within the framework of the project "Studying the experience of the Visegrad to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic governance at the local level". The purpose of the program is to inform the societies about the project, to reveal the first visible results.

The participants of the program - the project leaders, experts - touched the civil participation in local governance, the importance of introducing gender approaches in practice. Summarizing the work done within the project - getting acquainted with Czech experience in terms of introducing civil involvement, meeting with students from Kutaisi universities - where the visions and aspirations of young people, to participate in the implementation of programs important for society were recorded.

It was also announced a meeting with the Imereti municipalities planned for the near future, where the Georgian and European practices on the implementation of "civil budgets" will be exchanged.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund 

In the air of TV Company “Egrisi” there was aired a program, which summarized the work of Senaki GAC.

The first part of the program was devoted to conference, held by the GAC in Senaki. Special story was also prepared for this event.

In the second part there was a conversation about results of three-year activities, which showed necessity of gender approaches for development of municplaity.

At the end of the program, there was expressed a hope that GAC will continue the work, as new institutional mechanism.

Radio rubric "Tavisupleba" covered the meeting held by the initiative of Fund “Sukhumi” with the members of the Gender Equality Council of Imereti and Samergelo region, as well as with gender advisors and the representatives of local self-government involved in the process of gender budget planning.

In the interview respondents talked about their experiences in implementing gender policy and about challenges. They hope that the recommendations elaborated at the meeting will be used to effectively promote gender policy at the local level.

The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund